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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 181-183-APR. 26, 1944 March Giddens, as a result of such accident; (3) for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and funeral expenses incurred by him as a result of such injuries and death; and (4) for compensation for loss and damage to his personal property as a result of such accident: Pro- vided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 26, 1944. [CHAPTER 182] April 26, 1944 [8. 1484] [Private Law 271] Walter Eugene Hayes. April 26, 1944 [. 15171 [Private Law 272] Staff Sgt. Marion Johnson, U. 8S .M. C. Sgt. George B. rss,U. .M.C.B. AN ACT For the relief of Walter Eugene Hayes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Waiter Eugene Hayes, the sum of $4,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settle- ment of all claims against the Government for damages sustained by the said Walter Eugene Hayes on account of personal injuries and property damage sustained by him when a truck owned and operated by him was struck by a United States Army airplane attempting to make an emergency landing on Urnited States Highway Numbered 101, near Arroyo Grande, California, on May 6, 1941: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 26, 1944. [CHAPTER 183] AN ACT For the relief of Staff Sergeant Marion Johnson, United States Marine Corps, and Sergeant George B. Kress, United States Marine Corps Reserve. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Staff Sergeant Marion Johnson, United States Marine Corps, the sum of $283.50, and to Sergeant George B. Kress, United States Marine Corps Reserve, the sum of $214, in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States for the value of their personal camera equipment lost in a fire in the Marine Corps Recruiting Station, 76 Forsyth Street Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia, on August 25, 1942: Provided, That no part of the amounts appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 [58 STAT.

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